Spirit Micro Farm

12/05/2023

29/01/2023

The chicken whisperer encourages them to reach their full potential and fly 🦅

01/12/2022

My little helper pulling Daikon radishes today. An excellent source of vitamin C, it’s a great time to add them to our menu.

04/10/2022

Superman in the grapevines 🍇 He eats the skin and spits the seed like a pro.

30/06/2022

Working the tree guild and food forest techniques has been a lot of fun, but keeping these feathered butts out of the mulch is impossible!

01/09/2021

The swallowtail caterpillar is devouring fennel and the butterfly loving the cosmos. I get such joy getting to share the lifecycle with Bryson, who just loves little creatures.

08/08/2021

Did you snap beans with your grandparents or parents? I love finding things the kids are willing and interested in doing, and I hope they will be positive memories for them to look back upon.

01/08/2021

There’s something just a little more exciting about being up things from under ground. It’s an unexpected surprise like $5 in winter coat pocket. Gathered 3-5 lbs that grew from 2 scrap kitchen potatoes!

26/07/2021

Fresh veggies and herbs with plant-based protein from 🌱 Feel good eating 🫑🧄🍅

26/06/2021

2 years ago I pulled up a blackberry bramble and split into 9 plants, placing in the fruit tree guilds border. I utilize an existing fence line as a trellis for most. Last year’s heavy pruning resulted in tons more fruit. Pick and eat food is my favorite. And, as a possible caution for anyone relocating a bramble bush, even when you think you’ve got it all…you probably haven’t! The original area has been overrun with blackberry again as if I had never moved it, and we couldn’t bring ourselves to pull it again. Now we are strategizing on how to make it work with trellising for next season.

26/05/2021

I first saw eastern columbine wild in the mountain woods and in fact photographed and framed for beauty. Now, many years later I know so much more about the value of this plant and am growing in my fruit tree guilds. It attracts bees and hummingbirds, plus it’s edible/medicinal.

16/05/2021

Sadly had to cut down a volunteer willow oak. It was just too close to the house and tangled up with a flowering shrub. The boys are enjoyed playing with it as a “fort”.

26/04/2021

Love when this guy comes to help with chores. He moved mulch, planted flowers & veggies and helped build a chicken shelter.

15/03/2021

Did you know violas are just as cute as they are edible? Eating flowers with our fresh picked salad.

13/03/2021

Garden center fun run to get plants for the chicken paddock.

14/02/2021

Growing your own food is a labor of love. Be patient with your plants, yourself and your family. Be kind to your mind and the mind of those around you.

12/02/2021

Get out and garden friends. Science proves again and again that it’s good for your mental health. 🌱

By Bonnie L Grant Prozac may not be the only way to get rid of your serious blues. Soil microbes have been found to have similar effects on the brain and are without side effects and chemical dependency potential. Learn how to harness the natural antidepressant in soil and make yourself happier and

07/02/2021

First time fermenting chicken feed. This will be a nice treat a few days a week, giving them an extra boost of available nutrients in the grains and provide probiotic organisms.

06/02/2021

Thank you Regeneration International and everyone for spreading the word 🙏

03/02/2021

To be honest, I have usually been pretty loose with my planting schedule because working full-time, being a mom of two boys and trying to garden is a lot to take on in the limited daytime hours. However, this year, I am going for the traditional planting by the moon approach, and planning starts now.

Gardening by the Moon (or "Planting by the Moon") is a great way to plan your garden. Many of our readers follow this age-old practice for a larger, tastier harvest. Here's how to do it!

02/02/2021

Have you hugged a chicken today?

31/01/2021

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25/01/2021

Last year I was not prepared for how quickly the mulch would break down and the Bermuda grass take over. This year in the apple tree guilds I’ll focus on creating the edge and smothering the grass that’s spreading underground. While strawberry plants (seen here) and other plants once abundant could support w**d suppression, I won’t be able to fill this area in quick enough. Unfortunately I need to start with w**d barrier overtop much of this decomposing mulch, which should keep the worms happy until I can pull the barrier off a little at a time.

22/01/2021

Create your own permaculture garden design to leverage natural processes to regenerate the ecology of a site while also yielding useful food, fiber, fuel.